Ponderings (July 2008) - “INDECISION”

According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary …

Indecision is “a wavering between two or more possible courses of action”

Sharing my thoughts …

Living with indecision is exhausting.  Indecision can look like a decision to do nothing, to stay with the status quo; however, when you truly decide to do nothing, you stop dwelling on other options and you experience a feeling of resolution.  Whereas indecision keeps you wavering between various choices which drains your energy and erodes your confidence.  There is no sense of resolution. 

If you tend to be indecisive, don’t’ judge yourself harshly.  Some personality styles have a harder time making decisions than others.  For example, my husband and I can be indecisive at times, whereas our son is almost always decisive.  However, being aware of our styles helps us to recognize when we’re stuck in indecision and enables us to move forward with a decision.  What is your decision making style?

Questions to ponder …

1. How do you feel mentally when you are indecisive? 
2. How do you feel physically when you are indecisive?
3. What can you do the next time you are faced with indecision?
4. What situations or circumstances cause you to waver with indecision?
5. What positive consequence have you experienced because of indecision?
6. What negative consequence have you experienced because of indecision?
7. When was the last time you struggled with indecision?  What did you do about it?
8. Are you currently facing indecision?  What are the consequences of making a decision now?

Related quotes …

Indecision is the seedling of fear.  [Napoleon Hill]

Indecision may or may not be my problem.  [Jimmy Buffett]

Indecision is debilitating; it feeds upon itself; it is, one might almost say, habit-forming.  Not only that, but it is contagious; it transmits itself to others. [H.A. Hopf] 

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days.  Are you in earnest?  Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.  [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]